The Army-Navy "E" Award was an honor presented to companies during World War II whose production facilities achieved "Excellence in Production" ("E") of war equipment. The award was also known as the Army-Navy Production Award. The award was created to encourage industrial mobilization and production of war time materials. By war's end, the award had been earned by only 5% of the more than 85,000 companies involved in producing materials for the U.S. military's war effort. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army-Navy_%22E%22_Award
The "E" Award Ceremony in Oak Ridge was held on 29 Sep 1945 at 5:30 P.M. at the Oak Ridge High School Athletic Field to honor the men and women of the companies set out below for "Excellence in War Production."
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Clinton Laboratories of The Monsanto Chemical Company
H. K. Ferguson Company
The Fercleve Corporation
Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc.
J. A. Jones Construction Company, Inc.*
The Kellex Corporation
Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
*Among the various dignitaries and honorees present at the awards ceremony was Mr. H. V. Appen, representing J. A. Jones Construction Company, Inc. For a bit of insight into the character of Mr. Appen, take a moment to enjoy this brief story entitled "A (true) Christmas Story: 1946."
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